Issue - meetings

The report updates the Committee on the various activities undertaken by the Borough team to reduce the risk from fire, water and road traffic incidents to the residents of Spelthorne Borough, including direct contact and public education programmes.

The Joint Committee (Spelthorne) agreed to

(i)    Recognise the achievements of the borough teams within Spelthorne Borough and support their commitment to further improve initiatives to reduce risk and

      Make Spelthorne Borough safer.

(ii)  Support future initiatives and campaigns aimed at promoting collaborative working with partner blue light agencies and volunteer organisations

Reasons:

1.    The Joint Committee recognises the valuable work that has been achieved.

Representatives from Surrey Fire and Rescue presented the report which was to highlight their performance over the last financial year.

They began by explaining how targets are set: using historical data as a benchmark for what incidents might occur in the year ahead and the challenges that can result in targets not being met. An example of this was that 20 small incidents resulted from a single power surge but were recorded as individual events which had a negative impact on the statistics.

The officers also explained how Surrey Fire and Rescue organises its coverage across the county using a specialised software to allocate units to incidents based on location and availability. Fire engines are not specifically assigned to any particular borough but fire fighters will have a base location to report to.

The Committee were supportive of the Fire Service’s work and thanked them for sharing their report.

The Joint Committee (Spelthorne) agreed to

(i)    Recognise the achievements of the borough teams within Spelthorne Borough and support their commitment to further improve initiatives to reduce risk and

      Make Spelthorne Borough safer.

(ii)  Support future initiatives and campaigns aimed at promoting collaborative working with partner blue light agencies and volunteer organisations

Reasons:

1.    The Joint Committee recognises the valuable work that has been achieved.